Graduate Programs at Westminster Theological Seminary

Graduate School Overview

Westminster Theological Seminary is a Private, 4 years school located in Glenside, PA. It is classified as a Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (1/1/1986 - Current).

Westminster Theological Seminary Directory Information
School Name	Westminster Theological Seminary
Address	2960 W Church Rd, Glenside, PA 19038
Phone	215-887-5511
Web	https://www.wts.edu
Online Application	https://www.wts.edu/contact-us
Financial Info	https://www.wts.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Westminster Theological Seminary is $20,750 in average. The school has 854 students (all graduate). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,750
Student Population	854
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	7 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)

The graduate tuition & fees at Westminster Theological Seminary is $20,750 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $650.

Westminster Theological Seminary offers the alternative tuition plans.

Westminster Theological Seminary offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Westminster Theological Seminary is $20,750. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 16.77% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$15,120	$400
2018-2019	$15,820	$500
2019-2020	$16,520	$550
2020-2021	$17,220	$550
2021-2022	$20,100	$650

The graduate school tuition & fees of Westminster Theological Seminary is average compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,247 (public) / $20,510 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Westminster Theological Seminary	$20,750
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,000	$22,141
Public	$20,058	$27,247
Private	$20,510

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $650 at Westminster Theological Seminary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.69% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$540
2018-2019	$565
2019-2020	$590
2020-2021	$615
2021-2022	$650

Graduate Programs at Westminster Theological Seminary

Westminster Theological Seminary offers 7 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 163 students have completed their study at Westminster Theological Seminary.

Offered Degrees at Westminster Theological Seminary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	4	146
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	6
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	10
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	1
Total	7	5	163

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Westminster Theological Seminary by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Bible/Biblical Studies program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Lay Ministry program with 58 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other) program with 10 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Westminster Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Westminster Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Lay Ministry	✔	58	-
Lay Ministry	✔	54	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	52	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	44	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	31	$31,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Westminster Theological Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	10	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	6	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	6	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	5	-

Westminster Theological Seminary offers 7 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 163 students have completed their graduate studies.

146 students have earned/completed Master's program.
10 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	146 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	24	$31,900
Divinity/Ministry	✔	52	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✔	12	-
Lay Ministry	✔	58	-
	Total	146

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	6	-
	Total	6

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	10	-
	Total	10

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Westminster Theological Seminary

For academic year 2021-2022, total 854 students enrolled into Westminster Theological Seminary graduate schools . By attending status, there are 211 full-time and 643 part-time graduate students. By gender, 568 male and 286 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	854	568	286
Full-time	211	167	44
Part-tme	643	401	242

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 443 White (51.87%), 20 Black/African American (2.34%), 29 Hispanic (3.40%), 157 Asian (18.38%), and 205 students with other races. 126 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	854	568	286
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	157	111	46
Black/African American	20	12	8
Hispanic	29	17	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	4	0
White	443	285	158
Two More	14	8	6
Un-Known	61	46	15
Non-resident Alien	126	85	41

Westminster Theological Seminary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 395 graduate students (46.25% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 98 graduate students (11.48% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.